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Easter Dresses
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CHARLES HENRY Ruffle Hem Dress | CHELSEA28 Cross Back Fit & Flare Dress | TAHARI Seamed A-Line Dress | EXPRESS Blue Paisley Maxi Dress | OLD NAVY Lace Detail Dress | LOFT Paradise Lace Dress | ASOS Stripe Dress | CHELSEA28 Print Fit & Flare Dress | LOFT Flippy Shirtdress | J.CREW Printed Dress | KENDALL + KYLIE Eyelet Halter Dress
Spring is hands down my favorite season for dresses! It was hard to narrow this list down. As a kid, I definitely remember always getting to buy a fancy dress for Easter and Christmas. My sister and I totally had matching dresses for years until we started boycotting because nothing made your more uncool then dressing like your sister. 🙂 These days my family keeps it pretty low key for Easter usually jeans or a casual sundress.
I tried to pick a variety of Easter dresses for all the different ways you may spend the holiday. The bottom red dress is probably the one I would pick for my family Easter celebration. It would be perfect paired with some brown wedges and a long pendant necklace. The short blue dress on top is one of my front-runners for my cousin’s wedding next month. It has a super cute criss-cross back design. I’m hoping to head to the store to try it on soon. It also comes in a bright pink, so I want to try on both colors to help me decide.
I also picked a couple dresses that can also work for the office. My shopaholic nature absolutely uses holidays and events as an excuse to buy a new dress. If I were buying an Easter dress, I would probably pick something I could wear to the office or to church on regular Sundays too.
If you are looking for more of a jeans look for Easter, check out my post here or check back on Friday for more Easter Outfit Inspiration!
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Casual Easter Outfit
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FREE PEOPLE Tree Swing Top | PAIGE DENIM Skyline Skinny Jeans | SEYCHELLES Ramble Wedges | CLARE V Foldover Clutch | KENDRA SCOTT c/o Rae Necklace, Grady Bracelet, Carla Earrings in Amethyst | BAUBLEBAR Cuban Links Bracelet | RAYBAN Aviator Sunnies | MAC Lipstick in Craving
I am so excited for the time change. Yes, I hated losing an hour of sleep, but I LOVE that the days are longer now! When it gets dark early, my brain thinks “It’s time for bed.” In winter, I can easily go to bed at like 8, but I try to hold out until 9. The longer daylight hours make me soooo much more productive.
We had lots of fun at the Rodeo Friday night. We ended up being in a suite with free food, so we decided to save our fried rodeo food binge for another trip. The concert was amazing! Darius Rucker did a great job of mixing his country music with his Hootie and the Blowfish hits. I hope you got a chance to check out some of my Snapchat snaps from the night!
This week on the blog, I am sharing some Easter outfit ideas. Easter falls on March 27th this year which is only a couple weeks away. Whenever Easter is in March, I feel like it sneaks up on me. I always expect it to be in April.
This first look is kind of a casual Easter outfit. For holidays, my casual attire still tends to have a bit of a dressy aspect to it. Both my top and jeans were purchased during the Shopbop sale a few weeks ago. I love this top! This top is also supposed to be able to be worn as a dress. I feel like I need a tan for that because it’s kinda short. I love the floral print, super pastel color, and all the movement when I walk. Plus, hello I can eat like all Grandma’s desserts in this top. 😉
Last summer I tiptoed ever so slowly into wearing white denim, and this year I have a feeling I’m going to wear it so much my other jeans are going to be jealous. I originally wanted these AG white jeans which I own in blue and LOVE, but my size was out. I decided on these Paige ones, because I love the dark denim version I own. The denim fabric is nice and thick which means no worries about being see through. They really hold their shape too. I can easily wear mine multiple times without the fabric over-stretching and becoming saggy. I have definitely realized that paying a little extra for denim is worth it. I find they don’t stretch as much, and so far the ones I have had for awhile still look pretty new. I know it is still months away, but I’m already planning on buying a couple pairs of denim in the big Nordstrom Anniversary Sale this year.
Speaking of sales, Baublebar is having a 30% off sale today! I own quite a few of their bracelets and a couple other fun statement earrings and necklaces. If you need to spruce up your jewelry drawer a bit, check them out. You need to used code NEVERENOUGH at checkout, and just a heads up they do have a few exclusions.
Thanks for swinging by the blog today, and don’t forget to check back Wednesday for some Easter Dress ideas!
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Coffee and Weekends
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ANTHROPOLOGIE Sungarden Tee | LUCKY BRAND Sienna Cigarette Jeans | TORY BURCH T-Logo Sandal | CHAN LUU Crystal Bracelet (SIMILAR) | KENDRA SCOTT Arden Bracelet, Elle Earrings in Jade, Elisa Necklace | ANTHROPOLOGIE Initial Coffee Mug | RAYBAN Aviator Sunglasses | MAC Lipstick in Faux | ESSIE Nails in Fiji
One of my favorite things about visiting my parents’ house is how peaceful and relaxing the trips are. The older I get the more I enjoy just sitting on a patio enjoying my morning coffee or evening wine. Even at my own house, I love sitting on my patio sipping my morning coffee while Harlow sunbathes. March and April are prime time for patios in Houston. Eventually even 6am will be too hot to sit outside, so I am enjoying all my patio time. I do find it funny that when I was a kid we would totally make fun of my dad for wanting to just sit outside and enjoy the peaceful sounds of nature. We would always be like but there is no TV out there, what do you do, just sit there?!?! Now here I am becoming my father and enjoying my tv free outside patio time.
I always pack a comfy semi-lounge outfit for my parents’ house. I just picked up this floral shirt from Anthro, and I am in love. It is so soft, and I’m kinda obsessed with the purple floral print. I don’t usually like gray tees for summer because the 100 degree sweat marks aren’t cute, but I made an exception for my pure love of the floral print. It also comes in 6 solid colors too! I’m thinking about buying the white one, because you can never have too many great plain white tees.
A note on the earrings I’m wearing, I made them at the color bar. They are silver with the purple jade stone. If you have never played at the Kendra Scott color bar, I highly recommend it! You kind of get to feel like a jewelry designer for a hot minute. It’s really fun!
I am finally making a trip to the Houston Rodeo tonight to see Darius Rucker or as I keep calling him Hootie and the Blowfish. 🙂 I really like both his music styles, so I’m super pumped to see him and eat some fried rodeo food! If you want a little sneak peek of this rodeo you have been hearing so much about, follow along on Snapchat (username: ladyinviolet) to see what it is all about!
Thanks for stopping by this week and have a fabulous weekend!!
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Dark Floral Dress
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BAND OF GYPSIES Wrap Dress (Short-Sleeve Version) | DAISY STREET Over the Knee Boots (SIMILAR) | HENRI BENDEL c/o Jetsetter Mini Bag 20% off! | KENDRA SCOTT Carey Earrings in Amazonite | BAUBLEBAR Cuban Links Cuff, Slim Hinge Bangle | GORJANA Mika Necklace, Zion Necklace/old | RAYBAN Aviator Sunnies | ESSIE Nails in Fiji | MAC Lipstick in Craving
I am bracing for rain over the next few days in Houston. I have had a busy few weeks with no sign of slowing down, so it’s kind of like the bad weather is forcing me to take a little break. This past weekend, I headed home to celebrate the 2nd birthday of the cutest little guy/informal housewarming for a close friend. She happened to recently move less than 5 minutes from my parents’ house and now lives in my old stomping ground! I also was able to head to my favorite mexican restaurant, Larry’s, with some friends. I am always bragging on this place, so I loved the opportunity to finally share it with them.
The party happened to be the same weekend as my cousin’s bridal shower, so I decided to have a little slumber party at my parents’ house instead of driving back and forth. My youngest cousin is getting married, and I just can’t believe it. I swear last year we were all just kids running around our grandparents’ backyard trying to avoid washing dishes after a holiday dinner!
I am excited to buy a pretty new dress for her wedding though! I’ll take any excuse to shop! Keep an eye on my current cravings on the shop page, I’m sure some will be finding their way to the list.
Speaking of pretty new dresses, how cute is the little floral number! I love a bright floral print on a dark background. By the way, it also comes in a short-sleeve version that would be perfect to wear in summer or in about another month here in Houston. I love finding cute dresses with long sleeves to wear on weekends this time of year. We are in that hot all day, cool all night season. The short dress is perfect for the heat, and long sleeves keep me warm at night. On weekends, I am sometimes going non-stop and may not have time to head home and change, so a dress that can work in different temps and for different occasions is perfection! This dark floral dress is also going to be perfect to wear in the fall too!
I wanted to let ya’ll know that Henri Bendel is having a sale which makes my cute pink bag 20% off! It’s a buy more, save more so grab a friend who loves pretty purses to get it for even less! And yes this is the same bag I have previously posted as a backpack. You can also wear it as a crossbody. Now that I have been carrying it for awhile, I noticed I primarily wear it this way. It is so easy to switch it back and forth with a couple snaps and hooks.
Happy Wednesday Ya’ll!! I’m going to go swim to work now, just kidding. 🙂
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